Western states became the site of new military installations primarily because __________. A) the local road network was underutilized B) public lands were plentiful and populations were sparse C) state officials welcomed federal investment and aid D) they were located inland from vulnerable ports ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was a major problem facing U.S. industry in 1945 and 1946? A) labor unrest B) excess capacity C) an insufficient supply of workers D) foreign competition ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Studies like Riesman’s Lonely Crowd and Whyte’s Organization Man depicted a post‒World War II American as __________. A) nurturing B) community-centered C) self-reliant D) conformity-minded ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The new cabinet post created under the Eisenhower administration was __________. A) Veterans Affairs B) Urban Affairs C) Health, Education and Welfare D) Agriculture ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Under Allen Dulles’s leadership, the CIA __________. A) rigged elections in Britain, Italy, and France B) trimmed its budget and reduced the number agents in the field C) focused almost entirely on domestic targets D) far exceeded its mandate by interfering in the affairs of other countries ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, because she refused to __________. A) pay her fare upfront and reenter the bus from the back B) ride on a blacks-only bus C) yield her seat to a white passenger D) sit in the back of the bus ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Puerto Ricans faced discrimination because, in addition to the usual resistance to migrants, __________. A) many of them were also black B) they entered the United States illegally C) they spoke only Spanish D) they failed to form distinct communities ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Nation of Islam was inspired by the militant nationalism of __________. A) Marcus Garvey B) Ralph Abernathy C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Bob Moses ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the most pressing problem facing the new government in 1790? A) the likelihood of foreign invasion B) the existence of a sizeable national debt C) the threat of social disintegration D) the heated controversies of the political parties ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Where was the Spanish mission system most successfully employed? A) Arizona and Nevada B) New Mexico and California C) Utah and Colorado D) Texas and Louisiana ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
